Commonwealth v. Tyson

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

The instant appeal presents two questions. First, does this Court have jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing charges of criminal conspiracy 1 and violations of the Clean Streams Law! 2 Second, on the merits, did the trial court err in concluding that the appellees were denied a speedy trial pursuant to Pa. R. Crim. P., Rule 1100, which mandates that trial shall commence no later than 180 days from the date on which the complaint is filed! For the reasons stated hereinafter, we must answer both questions in the…